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  1. Originally posted by LikeASong:It starts to sound as if they are going to shelve this material (or a part of it) as they did with the 2006-2007 Rick Rubin's sessions, and start from scratch again. Let's hope my premonition isn't right.

    Where are you getting that from? That one quote from Danger Mouse?

    I really think you guys are over analyzing that
  2. Didn't know Danger Mouse produced the Black Keys. Love these guys. Let's hope they finish the album with DM. Bringing in 'new people' might just f*ck things up.
  3. Originally posted by Genaro92U2:I wouldn't read into that too much omg... Brian Burton has said from the beginning to not speak about the U2 album until it's actually done. I forget where that was stated but sometime during the 360 tour when they were working together.

    Danger Mouse HAS spoken about the U2 album before quite extensively - that's why it worries me that he's avoiding it now and even sounding annoying when asked about it.

    And Alex,
    I'm getting that from "inside", it's a gut feeling more than anything else. I had thought about the producers issue before we learnt that they are finishing the album with other people... but after we learnt it, the issue became pretty relevant and worrying to me. I hope I'm terribly wrong with this feeling and they're on a great writing/recording/producing vein and we get a release asap, but it's what I feel.
  4. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

    Danger Mouse HAS spoken about the U2 album before quite extensively - that's why it worries me that he's avoiding it now and even sounding annoying when asked about it.

    And Alex,
    I'm getting that from "inside", it's a gut feeling more than anything else. I had thought about the producers issue before we learnt that they are finishing the album with other people... but after we learnt it, the issue became pretty relevant and worrying to me. I hope I'm terribly wrong with this feeling and they're on a great writing/recording/producing vein and we get a release asap, but it's what I feel.

    I have thought about it a little more and it makes perfect sense actually to release two songs (OL and Invisible) when they know it's gonna be a while before the actual record will be released. They did that with WITS and SAC (two Rubin tracks) too, just to let the world know that they still exist. Both were hits and it's no different this time

    I don't want to get too pessimistic but nothing is sure when it comes to new material from these guys
  5. Hopefully it's not three years like with them
  6. They shouldn't wait another year though...
    - Regular people will eventually forget them.
    - Fans will lose their patience and anticipation might be too high.
    - The music they started maked will be finished 5 years later, which can make it sounds outdated already when it's released.
  7. Originally posted by BelgianBono:They shouldn't wait another year though...
    - Regular people will eventually forget them.
    - Fans will lose their patience and anticipation might be too high.
    - The music they started maked will be finished 5 years later, which can make it sounds outdated already when it's released.

    Exactly.

    The other difference is that Danger Mouse is a very current producer, where Rick Rubin is very old school. Bringing in new producers for a second opinion is something U2 has done since Unforgettable Fire. The only time they ever canned stuff was with Rubin, and that was RIGHT after the Vertigo tour ended. I equate that to canning Songs of Ascent, not this new stuff.

    Nah I really just feel like that quote is being looked into too much and he was just saying "if you want to hear about the new U2 record, ask them, not me, as it's their record".
  8. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]


    Wow, that sounds not only distant, but also quite harsh. Like if he was actually annoyed when asked about U2.


    I've thought long about the "producers issue" after we learnt they are finishing (or not) the album with new, different people... And I've come to the conclussion that they have worked with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite too much, for too long. And now they just DON'T KNOW how to work without them anymore. Brian and Daniel (and not Paul McGuinness) have been the fifth member of the band for a long time. They've helped with the music, the lyrics, the mixing, the overal feel of the music... And I think U2 feel a bit helpless without them nowadays.


    I guess he can't really talk, and I didn't hear it about being harsh. He's not allowed to talk, things are taking longer than planned (how unusual!), only U2 can talk if they wish to. I think this is really how it is. I'm sure the end product will be good. It probably won't be a commercial success like in 2004, but age etc. must be taking its toll. I'm OK with that.
  9. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]


    Wow, that sounds not only distant, but also quite harsh. Like if he was actually annoyed when asked about U2.


    I've thought long about the "producers issue" after we learnt they are finishing (or not) the album with new, different people... And I've come to the conclussion that they have worked with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite too much, for too long. And now they just DON'T KNOW how to work without them anymore. Brian and Daniel (and not Paul McGuinness) have been the fifth member of the band for a long time. They've helped with the music, the lyrics, the mixing, the overal feel of the music... And I think U2 feel a bit helpless without them nowadays.


    I guess he can't really talk, and I didn't hear it as harsh. He's not allowed to talk, things are taking longer than planned (how unusual!), only U2 can talk if they wish to. I think this is really how it is. I'm sure the end product will be good. It probably won't be a commercial success like in 2004, but age etc. must take its toll. I'm OK with that.
  10. Originally posted by LikeASong:Danger Mouse HAS spoken about the U2 album before quite extensively - that's why it worries me that he's avoiding it now and even sounding annoying when asked about it.

    Perhaps he's just fed up of the questions? I know I would be.
  11. I think he's a bit fed up and that he doesn't want to be seen as their spokesman. In short: U2 should do the talking, not he as a producer.

    Read this:

    As for his current projects, Burton demurred when asked about his work on the upcoming U2 album (“It’s their band, they’re a pretty big band, and I definitely don’t want to be their spokesperson”) but allowed that his work with Mercer on After The Disco gave him a deeper understanding of the balance of melancholy in the context of the Irish chart-toppers’ musical stratosphere.
  12. See? That's all there is to it. He's the producer, he's a musician on his own. I can understand that he doesn't want to speak for them or maybe say something they wouldn't want him to.
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